The mouthy Irishman was outfought by his nemesis and has dropped down to eighth in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings

Stuart Atkins

10 Oct 2018, 15:44

Updated: 10 Oct 2018, 20:50

CONOR McGREGOR has dropped down six places from second to eighth in the official UFC pound-for-pound list following his defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday.

Prior to the beating, the Irishman was only behind the light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the rankings - but now his nemesis and the undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has taken his place in second.

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McGregor has dropped to eighth in the UFC pound-to-pound rankingsCredit: Getty - Contributor

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Khabib has said he does not regret the post-fight brawlCredit: Alamy Live News

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The Notorious was heavily defeated by Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 last weekend - with the event later descending into chaos when the Russian attacked members of McGregor's team.

McGregor had not fought in the UFC for almost two years since he won the lightweight belt against Eddie Alvarez in November 2016 at UFC 205.

Before his loss to Khabib, he was in the boxing ring against Floyd Mayweather Jr in August 2017 - where he lost in the 10th round via a TKO.

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The 30-year-old posted a post-fight Instagram saying 'We lost the match but won the battle'Credit: Instagram @thenotoriousmma

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The Notorious was supported by Drake in the build-up to the fightCredit: Instagram